http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/02/25/big-brother/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/02/25/big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-1733 davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » Kids Get R-Rated Movies at the Library Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:59:06 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/02/25/big-brother/#comment-1733 [...] Steven says, more bad [...] [...] Steven says, more bad [...]

]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/02/25/big-brother/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 Kungfu Librarian Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:45:50 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/02/25/big-brother/#comment-1703 Stealing in the library is a serious issue. I've been faced with these kinds of decisions before -- do you let someone continue stealing from you? If you take away the money, does that mean your collections are still safe? What if you have valuable books (special collections)? Would you be willing to lose a few (maybe many) of those in order to avoid spying on staff members? It's a tough call. Seems prematurely sneaky, but what if all other options were exhausted? Finding the right balance of protecting innocent employees while trying to nab employees actively stealing from the library, thereby protecting services and collections, is not easy...it's also not a morally easy decision to come to. Stealing in the library is a serious issue. I’ve been faced with these kinds of decisions before — do you let someone continue stealing from you? If you take away the money, does that mean your collections are still safe? What if you have valuable books (special collections)? Would you be willing to lose a few (maybe many) of those in order to avoid spying on staff members? It’s a tough call. Seems prematurely sneaky, but what if all other options were exhausted? Finding the right balance of protecting innocent employees while trying to nab employees actively stealing from the library, thereby protecting services and collections, is not easy…it’s also not a morally easy decision to come to.

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